The Age of exploration was from the late 1400 to the 1700. It was a time period where many countries sought out new resources and trade routes. The two countries that were notorious in exploration during the Renaissance were Portugal and Spain. The Portuguese and Spanish were rivals in exploration. They were always competing with each other over who was better. Spanish exploration was more effective than Portuguese exploration because the Spanish went to land unexplored‚ colonised and made more voyages
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The Changing Role and Status of the Artist 1300 – 1600 To explore the changing role and status of the artist during the period 1300 – 1600 we have first to look at the period of time prior to this. For a thousand years before‚ Rome had ruled most of Europe‚ bringing new developments in technology‚ education and government‚ but after Rome fell to invaders in 542 CE‚ Western Europe became stagnant‚ a period we now term as the Middle Ages. Ordinary people did not venture far from their hamlets
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Exploration and Colonization of the English‚ French‚ and Spanish The basis for exploration to the West‚ starting with the Spanish‚ cam e after the Italians sent Marco Polo to China which in turn created the Silk Road. These other 3 international powers‚ the English‚ French‚ and Spanish‚ needed their own ways to get to the Middle East to obtain those goods. So‚ this want for new‚ valuable goods‚ is what the basis for the exploration was. Another main basis was the creation of new seafaring equipment
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A woman’s roll in today’s society is just about as equal as a mans‚ or any other persons that I know. A woman may vote‚ work a “guys” job or even run or manage a company. The question is‚ what was a women’s roll in society in the 1500’s or later? What did a woman do in the house hold‚ or business? Women’s rights were not always that of a mans so how did women live back in the day of our ancestors? Those are the questions I will be getting to the bottom of. A women’s role in the world open to a new
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Impact of Exploration During the time of exploration‚ many explorers made voyages that changed world history. They discovered new land‚ food‚ and people. There were both positive and negative impacts of exploration. The age of exploration was very good for our culture as a whole. Explorers set out to find new trade routes to Asia‚ fame‚ wealth‚ and knowledge‚ but they discovered so much more than that. They impacted our world more than they thought could ever be possible. Religion spread‚ new
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Age of Exploration There are many causes and motivations that led to the age of exploration‚ one of many include; the crusades‚ crusades are wars between Muslims and Christians lasted from the 1000’s to the 1200’s. The interactions between Muslims and Christians led the Europeans to spread Christianity and stop the spread of Islam. Other than that‚ the desire for new sources of wealth and spices and luxurious goods‚ and the advances in sailing technology influenced the age of European Exploration
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time and effort to plant and harvest sugarcanes on a daily basis. They are essential in determining the fortune of plantation owners. Using African slaves is an important factor of increasing productivity. After the Portuguese settled in Brazil in 1500s‚ they attempted to use Indians for labor‚ but results in a failure. According to Maddison (n.d.)‚ “[The Indians] were not docile‚ had high mortality when exposed to Western diseases‚ could run away and hide rather easily” (1). In other words‚ Portuguese
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment Taylor J. See-Palar Composition II Mrs. Wheeler 8 February 2013 Taylor See-Palar Mrs. Wheeler Composition II 6 February 2013 Cruel and Unusual Punishment The death penalty‚ also called capital punishment‚ has been seriously debated for many years. There are a lot of people who are against the death penalty‚ including myself‚ but there are also some who are for it. An article on Death Penalty Curriculum reports all of the reasons why they believe that execution
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The Age of Exploration The Renaissance brought an array of changes to the European continent. New innovations in the fields of science‚ math‚ arts‚ and literature were sparked during this time period. With the growth of humanism‚ secularism‚ and individualism‚ a spirit of curiosity and adventure developed amongst Europeans. As new innovations and ideas were forming during the Renaissance‚ it gave humans the ability to explore and travel to other parts of the world. The development of the compass
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Introduction: The Age of Exploration (1400-1700)had a tremendous impact on the history of the world. Before this‚ there had been no lasting contact between the New World (the Americas) and the Old World (Europe‚ Africa and Asia). Beginning with the Portuguese in the mid 1400’s‚ European explorers went on voyages of discovery‚ in search of gold and glory. The places and people that they came in contact with‚ as well as the exploring nations themselves‚ were forever changed. Introduction:
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